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Policies & proceduresSource link
Published policy covers authorized uses, posting of DFR flight logs and handling of vendor-held and evidentiary data.
Official four-page policy linked from the City’s Drones as First Responders program page. Page 1 states the portal-posting requirement. Page 3 distinguishes vendor retention from evidence handling. Reviewed November 12, 2026.
Contracts & purchasingPublic release index
Scoped official release-index reference to two corporate-vendor rows in 2024_-_2026_Vendor_Payments.xlsx: INV-82748, $680,000 INVOICE NET, CHECK DATE January 23, 2026 (DFR year 1); and INV-80719, $178,125, February 13, 2026 (50 Condor PTZ cameras). These are register entries, not original invoices, separately verified check amounts, bank clearance or operational acceptance.
Scoped official release-index reference to two corporate-vendor rows in 2024_-_2026_Vendor_Payments.xlsx: INV-82748, $680,000 INVOICE NET, CHECK DATE January 23, 2026 (DFR year 1); and INV-80719, $178,125, February 13, 2026 (50 Condor PTZ cameras). These are register entries, not original invoices, separately verified check amounts, bank clearance or operational acceptance.
Official public release G017326-070826, attachment uploaded July 16, 2026; retrieved October 17. Date shown is the release attachment date, not a transaction date. Original: 2024_-_2026_Vendor_Payments.xlsx; worksheet Vendor Payments; Excel rows 160721 and 165581 (header is row 1). Vendor 35437, FLOCK GROUP INC, DBA FLOCK SAFETY. SHA-256 47d68ab6fabfbf59ebb3301dff0e9c3991d390e9ea4a9a79037c2a7a21bbff88; 19,149,147 bytes. Link opens the public request/attachment index, not a row or PDF page. The full ledger, addresses and unrelated payees are not copied, archived or text-indexed here. No original invoice, PO field, clearance or acceptance is supplied by these rows.
Contracts & purchasingSource link
Scoped source-only reference to the City contract register’s Falcon camera and Drone as First Responder entries. Administrative estimated-start and term-end dates provide leads for underlying renewal and acceptance records, not proof of those events or payments.
September 8, 2026 register edition, reviewed as publisher text October 17, 2026. Scope: physical PDF pages 4 and 14, contracts 22-1900-00 and 26-1342-00. The publisher endpoint delivered a 16-page PDF with title Contract_Browse_20260908110304914.xlsx. Original PDF bytes were not retained and no original-PDF hash is claimed; the retained extract is a derivative. This updating endpoint may later serve another edition. Register entries do not establish executed renewal, installation, successful-flight acceptance, invoice or payment. No full-register archive or text index is added.
Public safetyPublic release index
GovQA public response P 013200-122225 concerning the drone and surveillance inquiry; the listing names a drone-unit roster, a drone list dated in its filename December 26, 2025, and drone-unit operating procedures. Portal status: Full Release. 3 document attachments listed in Source notes. Open the City’s public release page to access the files.
GovQA public response P 013200-122225 concerning the drone and surveillance inquiry; the listing names a drone-unit roster, a drone list dated in its filename December 26, 2025, and drone-unit operating procedures. Portal status: Full Release. 3 document attachments listed in Source notes. Open the City’s public release page to access the files.
GovQA request P 013200-122225; status: Full Release; created 12/22/2025 10:14:25 AM; closed 1/12/2026 7:28:00 AM; assigned to Police Department. Checked October 1, 2026. Listed documents: Drone_Response_Unit_Roster.xlsx; NNPD_Drone_List_12-26-2025_R.pdf; SOP_Drone_Unit.docx. Listing metadata only: attachment contents were not reviewed or archived in this import. Request and filename dates do not establish a document date or current employment. Email-format files omitted.
Contracts & purchasingPublic release index
GovQA public response G014163-020826 concerning the Flock drone contract, related requisition and purchase order 20262174. Portal status: Full Release. 3 document attachments listed in Source notes. Open the City’s public release page to access the files.
GovQA request G014163-020826; status: Full Release; created 2/8/2026 12:36:17 PM; closed 2/10/2026 11:12:00 AM; assigned to Purchasing. Checked October 1, 2026. Listed documents: RFP_26-1342-1403__Consolidated_Contract__1_.pdf; 20262174_REQUISITION.pdf; 20262174.pdf. Listing metadata only: attachment contents were not reviewed or archived in this import. Request and filename dates do not establish a document date or current employment. Email-format files omitted.
Policies & proceduresArchived file
Published Police Department standard operating procedures for automated license plate readers and their data. The posted April 2026 edition supersedes the July 2025 version.
Published by the official agency and linked at https://www.nnva.gov/2287/Operational. Source checked October 1, 2026. The department publishes selected policies; safety-sensitive procedures may be excluded or redacted. This links the publisher’s posted version. No effective date is inferred from the index. The posted PDF cover identifies Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), Effective April 2026, amending and superseding the July 2025 version. The index’s “Roads” label is a typo; no exact effective day is specified.
File: nnpolice-policy-352.pdf
Contracts & purchasingArchived file
Executed City drone-program agreement, proposal, solicitation, and related purchasing materials.
Imported from the Audit Newport News working files. 163-page retained packet. The agreement identifies contract 26-1342-00, RFP 26-1342-1425, and an effective date of December 19, 2025. These identifiers take precedence in the title over the original filename.
File: RFP_26-1342-1403__Consolidated_Contract__1_.pdf
Contracts & purchasingArchived file
Supporting requisition pages referring to purchase order 20262174 and the Drone as First Responder contract.
Imported from the Audit Newport News working files. Two scanned pages show a July 18, 2025 requisition order date. The print headers identify pages 2–3 of 3; the retained copy is partial, and the missing first page is not implied to be present.
File: 20262174_REQUISITION.pdf
Contracts & purchasingArchived file
Purchase order setting out annual drone-program subscription amounts and related contract references.
Imported from the Audit Newport News working files. The purchase order identifies FY 2026, order 20262174-00, contract 26-1342-00, and an order date of December 31, 2025. It is not a payment ledger.
File: 20262174.pdf
Public safetySource link
GeoHub PDF of the City’s 2025 annual drone report.
Published by the City of Newport News through GeoHub. Source item: Yearly Drone Report. Format: PDF. GeoHub metadata updated 1/8/2026; that date is not treated as the document’s publication date. Observed October 1, 2026. The source link opens the publisher’s current item and download options.